Fante Triples Up
Ronnie Fante open shoved for his last 103,000 in early position, and Doug Lee made the call. Zhong Chen was next to act, and as soon as he peaked down his cards, he moved all in, having Lee covered. Lee folded his hand, and Fante had a chance to triple up while facing one opponent.
Fante: 
Chen: 
It was a dream situation for Fante, who was in fantastic shape in spite of Chen aggression. However, that dream turned into a nightmare when the flop came 
. Fante would now need a ten, and while he didn't get it on the turn, the 
was the best non-ten card. Fante could now catch a king or eight for the win, and the 
hit the river.
After that hand, Fante is up to 340,000, while Lee drops to 330,000, and Chen falls to 1.3 million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,300,000
-275,000
|
-275,000 |
|
340,000
260,000
|
260,000 |
|
330,000
-130,000
|
-130,000 |